Purpose of the post
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
•Engage with older residents across Gwynedd and encourage them to be active on a regular basis.
•Contribute as a team member towards the provision of a successful fitness and sports programme for older residents across a number of centres of the Byw'n Iach company and community sites.
•Ensure that the programme meets the requirements of residents with regard to quality.
•Ensure that the programme is implemented in an effective and sustainable manner for the company.
Responsibility for functions
•Sports and Fitness Equipment - ensure that it is safe and suitable to be used before and throughout every session.
•Finance - check that the number of people attending activities adhere to the Gladstone recording system with regard to payments and bookings.
•Systems - suitable use of relevant equipment and software (e.g. Pulse / Learn 2/ Gladstone).
•Staff - mentor and supervise casual staff, new staff, apprentices or volunteers during the practical sessions.
Main duties
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•Ensure the health and safety of the users who attend sports classes / personal training programmes including the completion of risk assessments.
•Contribute to the work of planning and reviewing the programme across a number of Byw'n Iach centres and other sites.
•Plan and lead a wide range of fitness and sports classes for local residents. These may include purely practical sessions or sessions involving promoting an understanding of health and well-being.
•Plan programmes and hold sessions according to the need on Byw'n Iach sites at the request of customers.
•Hold assessments that are relevant to the field and adjudicate awards/certifications where appropriate.
•Create relevant resources in the field which are for the use of the team or for promotion purposes, e.g. session plans, educational resources, resources for the programme, case studies, videos, blogs.
•Contribute towards arranging special events in your field, e.g. Competitions, courses, holidays, open days, etc. and also complete appropriate risk assessments.
•Work closely with the company's marketing officers in order to promote and advertise fitness activities.
•Prepare and provide relevant information to monitor the use of grants.
•Advise managers of the equipment needs for the programme's activities.
•Responsibility for self-development.
•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Company's Health and Safety Policy.
•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
•Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Company's information management standards and guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Company’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Company’s Carbon Footprint.
•Undertaking any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
•Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
•Hold Induction Sessions on the company's Fitness Rooms for members, which include a presentation on the software system of the fitness equipment.
Special circumstances
•The need to work outside normal working hours will be part of the basic requirements of the post, e.g. evenings and weekends. There will also be a requirement to work on a number of various sites