GLL is looking for a Children’s Activity Instructor to work at the new Woolwich Waves Leisure Centre. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Children’s Activity Instructor, there's never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a coaching job, it's a career.
As a Children’s Activity Instructor It goes without saying that you’ll be friendly and approachable as well as being imaginative, creative and a positive role model to the children that you supervise.
This is a rare opportunity to work at GLLs flagship facility set to open this year. The new Woolwich Waves Leisure Centre will be one of the largest flagship centres that GLL has operated. Designed by the Britannia project team and at a cost of over £115m, the new centre will boast:
1. Large leisure pool with flumes, toddler pool and a large wet play park
2. 25m, 8-lane fitness pool
3. 20m training pool
4. Spa Experience with health suite and treatment rooms, all adjoining the training pool to give a true health club style spa experience
5. 200-station gym over two floors
6. Four studios – Group Cycle, Elevate, and two fitness studios
7. 6-court sports hall
8. Indoor 5-a-side 3G pitch
9. Two squash courts
10. Café
11. Soft play and party rooms
12. Creche
13. Healthwise suite
14. Meeting room
What you’ll do:
15. Comply with the commitments out lined in the ‘Customer Charter’, ensuring that standards are maintained as stipulated
16. Ensure that all brand compliance is followed
17. Follow the legal requirements in line with Ofsted legislation
18. Ensure you follow all relevant administration procedures
19. Ensure that every child is given equality of opportunity and they are all included and supported
20. Care of overs 8’s, does not adversely affect the care of the under 8’s
21. Keeping all areas and equipment are checked and cleaned as per the cleaning matrix
22. Ensuring you deal, log and report to the Children Activity Supervisor all safeguarding issues
As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.
What you need:
23. Appropriate professional qualifications or experience working with children 5 years plus.
24. Qualified and trained to a minimum Level 2 in Child Care / Play work or a Level 2 coaching qualification, is desirable
25. Good understanding of the characteristics and qualities that guardians expect from a childcare provision
26. Knowledge of Ofsted Legislation
27. Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation
28. Knowledge of GLL Safeguarding Polices Procedures and Code of Conduct on Safer Working Practices.
29. Suitable level of experience working with children under 8 or a relevant child care / play work qualification
30. Experience of delivering an enabling environment whilst responding to children’s individual needs.
As a leader within the leisure industry, we can also offer scope to progress your career and job variety like nowhere else.
As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with!
The basics:
31. This is a 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.
32. We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry-leading rates of pay.
33. We can offer a career, not just a job, with extensive Learning & Development support available.
34. A uniform will be supplied and must be worn.
35. GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to benefit the communities we operate in.
36. As a staff-owned organisation, you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in your business.
Additionally, GLL offers employees a range of employment benefits:
37. Access to a pension scheme.
38. Health Assurance and access to Counselling services.
39. Access to the tax-efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
40. Free annual eye tests.
41. 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) include:
42. The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you.
43. Access to team building and fun events such as treks, concerts, outings, etc.
44. Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet.