Purpose of the post
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
•Contribute as a team member towards the provision of Fitness classes as part of our successful fitness programme across a range of Byw'n Iach company centres.
•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
•Ensure the health and safety of the users who attend fitness 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.
•Plan and lead a wide range of Fitness classes and individual sessions for Byw'n Iach customers. 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, e.g. on local school sites for groups of pupils
•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. 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 the Fitness Programme
•Advise managers of the equipment needs for the programme 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 Council’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 Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
•Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
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.