Healthy Communities Instructor – Exercise & Falls Prevention

Places for People; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2% Bonus

Health & Fitness membership

Flexible working

Additional annual leave

Professional development

Company pension

Healthcare cashback

Discounts on activities

Shop/cafe discounts

Job summary

Places for People is seeking a qualified fitness instructor to design and run healthy community sessions across local contract areas. You will deliver gym-based classes, referral schemes, and falls prevention activities, while coordinating with line managers and safeguarding requirements.

The role emphasizes planning, delivery, and monitoring of sessions to improve community health and wellbeing, with flexible working options and a supportive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Qualified instructor in relevant discipline to deliver sessions independently, e.g. Gym Level 3 or NGB Level 2 or higher; Exercise referral Level 3 essential.
• Experienced in planning, delivering and monitoring sessions.
• Passion for improving the health of the local community.
• Ability to use MS tools.

Responsibilities

• Set up and manage a range of sustainable Healthy Communities projects/programmes that deliver measurable impact for the community for a local contract area, focusing on tackling health inequalities.
• Complete any monitoring and evaluation requested by line manager in line with current data protection protocols
• Deliver specific Healthy community project/programme (e.g. Exercise Referral, gym-based classes, falls prevention) according to parameters discussed with line manager.

Skills

Gym Level 3

NGB Level 2

Exercise referral Level 3

Session planning

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Places for People is seeking a qualified fitness instructor to design and run healthy community sessions across local contract areas. You will deliver gym-based classes, referral schemes, and falls prevention activities, while coordinating with line managers and safeguarding requirements.

The role emphasizes planning, delivery, and monitoring of sessions to improve community health and wellbeing, with flexible working options and a supportive benefits package.