Gymnastics Instructor | Ladywood Leisure Centre

Hours: Part time and Full time

Salary: £9.50 per hour

Would you like to join our fantastic team at this brand new Leisure centre in Ladywood?

An exciting opportunity has arisen as we’re currently recruiting for Gymnastics Instructors to work Part time and Full time hours between Monday to Sunday.

Birmingham City Council and Sport England are investing £8.5 million in the development which will feature a state-of-the-art gym with approximately 135 stations offering the latest in fitness equipment, a 25-metre swimming pool with timing equipment for competition events and spectator seating for 250 people, a teaching pool, a dance studio, relaxation, sauna and steam areas and a café.  The project is part of a citywide investment of nearly £40million to give Birmingham residents leisure and exercise facilities fit for the twenty first century.

The leisure centre, on newly regenerated land adjacent to Ladywood Middleway will bring exciting new sports, fitness and swimming opportunities to the communities of Ladywood and nearby Edgbaston, as well as to new residential developments in the city centre and the Jewellery Quarter.

Unique in being located on a new site, Ladywood Leisure Centre is the fourth new centre to be built and managed in Birmingham by Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT), working in partnership with Birmingham City Council (BCC).

We share your passion for leisure and we will offer a safe, fun and professional working environment with excellent development opportunities.  You will also receive free gym membership for you and a family member across 8 of our fantastic leisure centres!

Job Purpose:

 To instruct individuals or groups in the art of gymnastics or other associated activities. The gymnastics instructor will have responsibility for the safety and skill advancement of pupils in their care.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Gymnastics coach co-ordinator to help further develop the Gymnastic Program.
• Assist in the communication and promotion of the centre's services.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with clients, ensuring clients are keep up to date, informed, welcomed and valued.
• Ensure the equipment is in a safe, working condition at all times and to maintain a high level of cleanliness across all areas of the facility
• Assist in the set up/downs of equipment prior and after each session 
• Delivering high quality, safe, fun and structured recreational gymnastic classes to children aged 3+
• Keeping registers up to date and accurate.
• Ensuring gymnast`s progression is up to date in progress booklets, online reports and awards.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• NGB Level 1 (or equivalent) qualified or working/willing to work towards a qualification.
• Basic first aid for sports coaches (or equivalent) trained or a willingness to undertake this training before commencing activity.
• Previous experience or involvement in coaching a variety of different age groups and abilities.
• Previous experience of delivering in a variety of settings including sports clubs and leisure centres.
• Knowledge of the delivery of sport.

If you have the essential skills, experience and qualifications to fulfil this role, please apply now and upload a copy of your CV in a word or PDF format.

Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application should the closing date of the advertisement be brought forward. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.