GLL is looking for a Health Referral Facilitator (Physical Activity / Weight Management) (16 hours per week) based at King's Hall Leisure Centre in Hackney, East London on a 14 months fixed term basis.

If you have a genuine passion for supporting people, join us as an Exercise Referral / Weight Management Instructor and help to improve people's level of fitness, health - and ultimately, quality of life. GLL is a charitable social enterprise and the UK's largest leisure provider, partnering with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools and world-class sporting venues. As a not-for-profit organisation, we're different. Reinvesting back into our facilities, communities and people, we're growing - and are committed to developing the skills of our 'Healthier Together Hackney' Exercise Referral Facilitators too, through accredited and on-the-job training.

'Healthier Together Hackney' is our GP Referral Scheme, designed to support a wide range of individuals with varying medical conditions to become more physically active or to better manage their weight. NHS patients can be referred for many reasons - from diabetes and heart disease to depression, arthritis or obesity. As an Exercise Referral / Weight Management Instructor, you'll help us to support people in changing their entire lifestyle.

The Physical Activity Programme begins with an assessment. People can be nervous, so you'll need a patient, calm approach that puts them at ease. After identifying their needs, you'll then demonstrate the equipment and design a bespoke programme, from simple exercises to group classes. Naturally, you'll chart their progress too - taking measurements, discussing how they're getting on and showing just how far they've come. Rather than short term results, your focus will be on helping people to gain the tools and confidence they need to take responsibility for their own body and health.

The Weight Management Programme is a lifestyle intervention programme which combines a weekly nutritional workshop with group-based activity class. The programme is designed to support a wide range of individuals with varying medical conditions, giving them the right information and tools to achieve a reduction in weight, adopt a healthier lifestyle and reduce the health risks associated with being overweight and obese.

In return, we offer a range of benefits that you'd expect from the UK's largest leisure provider:

• Pension schemes
• Ride to work scheme
• Discounted membership at our leisure centres
• The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we're run plus associated social events
• Career pathways
• Ongoing training and development to help you to be the best

Few fitness careers are as rewarding as this. So if you're motivated to progress your career with an organisation that improves lives, apply now.

The welfare and safety of the children in our care is of the utmost importance to us at GLL. We follow safer recruitment procedures to ensure that our staff are checked and appropriate to work with children and young people. Therefore we’ll require you to complete an enhance DBS check before you will be allowed to start work.

All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.

To be shortlisted for the role, internal applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to GLL by becoming a Society member where eligible.

About Us
GLL is the UK’s largest leisure and cultural services provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure and community facilities accessible and affordable. We partner with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools, libraries, children’s centres, spas, events spaces and world-class sporting venues such as the Copper Box Arena and London Aquatics Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - all under our Better brand. As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re different. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are an Investors in People Silver Award employer.

GLL is an equal opportunities employer.