GLL is looking for a Cycling Coach to work at Maindy Centre. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Cycling Coach, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Cycling Coach job, it's a career.
As a Cycling Coach, we’ll look to you to deliver high-quality, rider-focused coaching across all four of the cycling disciplines: track, BMX, road, and mountain biking, as well as balance bikes. You’ll coach anyone from school children to corporate groups and experienced riders at all levels. Working within the Maindy coaching team, a Cycling Coach will be a strong team player, planning and delivering effective coaching sessions, and acting as an inspirational ambassador for Maindy Centre. Advocating best practices, keeping up to date with the latest developments, and regularly reviewing your performance while pursuing continual professional development will form key parts of your role.
What you’ll do:
1. Deliver coaching across all of Maindy Centres' disciplines ranging from Junior Learn to Ride, Advanced Junior Sessions and Junior Triathlon coaching.
2. Deliver coaching including the complete in-house programme, including accreditation, skills sessions, club and schools bookings, corporate packages, and other coached activities.
3. Lead and guide casual and volunteer coaches in delivery as part of a strong team unit in conjunction with the Lead Coach.
4. Liaise with the management team to ensure that the highest safety standards are met in terms of venue infrastructure, hire equipment, and coaching protocol.
What you need:
5. British Cycling Coaching award (or equivalent) preferably with DSU in Track Cycling and BMX.
6. A willingness to further develop coaching skills through further coaching courses and CPD both internally and externally.
7. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team within a coaching remit.
8. Ensure all statutory requirements (e.g. Health & Safety, Child Protection, Environmental Health requirements) are adhered to in delivering the coached sessions.
9. Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
10. Flexible availability is essential to this role, as you will be working regular evening and weekend shifts.
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:
11. 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.
12. We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry-leading rates of pay.
13. We can offer a career, not just a job, with extensive Learning & Development support available.
14. A uniform will be supplied and must be worn.
15. GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to benefit the communities we operate in.
16. 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:
17. Access to a pension scheme.
18. Health Assurance and access to Counselling services.
19. Access to the tax-efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
20. Free annual eye tests.
21. 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:
22. The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you.
23. Access to team building and fun events such as treks, concerts, outings, etc.
24. Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet.