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GLL is looking for a Sports Activator, to work across or Gateshead Partnership. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Sports Activator, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Sports Activator job, it's a career.
The Role
The ‘Sports Activator’ role is responsible for supporting the growth of dry Sports across GLL through the planning and facilitation of high-quality Social Sports sessions. The Sports Activator will be expected to activate social sport sessions so that activities are welcoming and well organised, which will help to encourage social interaction and continued participation in recreational sport. Sports Activators play a key role in continuously refining sessions based on the needs and experiences of those taking part so that sessions remain of a high quality.
What you’ll do:
- Arrive ahead of time to prepare for the activity.
- Complete set up and set down of equipment.
- Welcome customers to the session.
- Explain the rules and regulations.
- Organise teams and games whilst ensuring rotation.
- Be ready to adapt sessions to meet the varied abilities of participants.
- Remain present throughout the session as main point of contact.
- Finish with a summary and an informal chat with participants.
- Provide feedback where required.
What you need:
- Sports Activator Essentials training
- Enhanced DBS check
- Safeguarding qualification
- Good customer service skills
- Knowledge of delivering sporting activities
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
The Basics:
- This is a Full time / part time /, permanent / Flexible position. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service, flexible working may be possible, working from home is not possible in this role.
- We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry leading rates of pay.
- We can offer a career, not just a job with extensive Learning & development support available.
- A uniform will be supplied and must be worn.
- GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to benefit the communities we operate in.
- As a staff owned organisation you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and to have a stake in your business.
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Benefits:
- Access to a pension scheme.
- Health Assurance and access to Counselling services.
- Access to the tax efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
- Free annual eye tests.
- Discounted nationwide (over 200 centres) inclusive leisure centre membership for you and your partner. This includes GLL Extras!
GLL Society benefits (if you choose to join the Society after your probation period):
- The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you.
- Access to team building and fun events such as Treks, Concerts outings etc.
- Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet.
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries, and children’s centres.
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Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we are having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
We offer two different types of work arrangements:
- A permanent employment contract - part time and full time
- A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool
If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.
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