GLL is looking for a Exercise Referral Coordinator to work across the sport and leisure facilities in Swindon. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Exercise Referral Coordinator, there's never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Healthwise Coordinator job, it's a career.
The Exercise Referral Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the Healthwise Physical Activity Referral Scheme (PARS). The Exercise Referral Coordinator will act as the main point of contact between referring agents, referral patients and the schemes facilitators.
This is a ‘hands-on’ role for an ambitious results driven professional who has an in depth knowledge of PARS’s and the ability to coordinate a number of PARS across a wide geographical area.
The Exercise Referral Coordinator role is responsible to the Regional Health Intervention Manager.
What you’ll do:
1. Support and work closely with Leisure Centre Managers and centre teams to complement their operation.
2. To ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the PARS, maximizing effectiveness of all available resources.
3. To implement effective strategies to support behaviour change with patients.
4. Carry out outreach and engagement with health professionals to raise awareness of the PARS and promote referral pathways.
5. Support the PARS in achieving its targets and produce information to enable completion of monitoring reports for relevant agencies.
6. Provide line management, support and advice for PARS facilitators.
7. Ensure the initiative conforms to the National Quality Assurance Framework for Exercise Referral Schemes and makes full use of current evidence on effective practice in this field.
8. To participate in the recruitment of staff to the PARS.
9. Co-ordinate and manage staffing rotas and timetables across all PARS.
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:
10. GP Referral qualification (Level 3)
11. A recognised Fitness instructor or Personal training qualification (Level 3)
12. Experience of planning, implementing and evaluating public health interventions specific to physical activity
13. Experience in delivering PARS
14. Experience of managing staff and experience of multi-agency working
15. Thorough knowledge of exercise prescription for those with long term medical conditions
16. Ability to communicate clearly to a variety of professionals including GP’s, medical specialists, fitness instructors and leisure managers
17. Ability to manage train, develop and monitor staff
18. High level of organisational skills, good time management and punctuality
19. High level of IT skills
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
20. A Values driven organisation
21. Learning & development to support career development
22. Good Pension schemes
23. Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
24. A full time permanent position
25. Industry leading rates of pay
26. opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
27. Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
28. Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
29. Health assurance
30. Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
31. Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
32. 25% off Red Letter Days
33. 25% off Buy A Gift
34. 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
35. Ride to work scheme
36. Free eye tests and discounted glasses