GLL is looking for Squash Coaches based at Britannia Leisure Centre. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Squash Coach, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Squash Coach job, it's a career.
As an experienced Squash coach, you’ll be qualified to Level 1, 2 or 3. You’ll thrive on seeing others develop and as your courses and lessons will be your own to lead and plan, you’ll influence their success and growth. Ensuring the lessons are enjoyable, you’ll be able to think on your feet and be creative with the facilities around you, still making sure that your pupils are constantly observed and kept safe. Due to our size and scale, there will be plenty of hours available for you to coach and the bigger our courses get, the more opportunity there will be to further develop your career with us. We invest in our people as well as our facilities and we aim to upskill and progress people throughout their time with us.
What you’ll do:
1. You will experience regular pool rotations
2. Supervising and cleaning the pool area
3. Setting up equipment
4. Deliver first-class customer service
5. Deal with customer queries
6. Teach high quality gymnastics at a variety of levels
7. Deliver lessons that are safe, fun and progressive
8. Safe coaching and supporting skills
9. Complete registers and assessments of participants using GLL iPads
10. Completing or assisting with equipment set ups
11. Completing or assisting with warm ups and cool downs
12. Assisting with the assessment process (award scheme and skills matrix)
13. Providing parental feedback where required
14. Level 1 coaches aged 18+ may be responsible for the overall delivery of lessons and courses
What you need:
15. A can-do attitude
16. A real focus on customer service.
17. Passion and personality
18. Knowledge of health and safety
19. Be a great team player
20. Qualified at Level 1, 2 or 3. However, training can be given for those that would like to become Squash coaches.
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:
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. 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 have a stake in your business
Additionally GLL offers employees a range of employment benefits:
21. Access to a pension scheme.
22. Health Assurance and access to Counselling services
23. Access to the tax efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
24. Free annual eye tests
25. 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:
26. The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you
27. Access to team building and fun events such as Treks, Concerts outings etc
28. Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet