GLL is looking for Gymnastics Coaches based at Sobell Leisure Centre.
If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Gymnastics Coach, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Gymnastics Coach job, it's a career.
A Gymnastics Coach is a highly rewarding role as a key player in the 2012 Olympic legacy and in turn, our gymnastics courses are more popular than ever. You would be a passionate gymnastics coach who lives and breathes gymnastics and wants to share that passion with your pupils and colleagues alike. Our gymnastics coaches are good all-rounders, you’ll also specialise in any of a number of disciplines that we teach such as men’s and women’s artistic, rhythmic, trampoline, and acrobatic.
As an experienced gymnastics 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. Setting up equipment
2. Deliver first-class customer service
3. Deal with customer queries
4. Teach high quality gymnastics at a variety of levels
5. Deliver lessons that are safe, fun and progressive
6. Safe coaching and supporting skills
7. Complete registers and assessments of participants using GLL iPads
8. Completing or assisting with equipment set ups
9. Completing or assisting with warm ups and cool downs
10. Assisting with the assessment process (award scheme and skills matrix)
11. Providing parental feedback where required
12. Level 1 coaches aged 18+ may be responsible for the overall delivery of lessons and courses
What you need:
13. A can-do attitude
14. A real focus on customer service.
15. Passion and personality
16. Knowledge of health and safety
17. Be a great team player
18. Qualified at Level 1, 2 or 3.
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:
19. Access to a pension scheme.
20. Health Assurance and access to Counselling services
21. Access to the tax efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
22. Free annual eye tests
23. 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:
24. The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you
25. Access to team building and fun events such as Treks, Concerts outings etc
26. Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet