Healthy Communities Instructor - Leiston

Places Leisure; Leiston; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2% Bonus

Health & Fitness membership

Flexible working

Additional annual leave

Learning & development

Company Pension

Healthcare cashback

Staff discounts

Perks and benefits

Job summary

Places Leisure is seeking an enthusiastic facilitator to lead Healthy Communities initiatives in the local area. The role involves setting up programs, delivering gym-based sessions and referral activities, and working closely with management to ensure measurable health outcomes for participants.

You will coordinate and deliver sessions, monitor progress, and adapt approaches to improve community wellbeing while upholding safeguarding and data protection standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to plan, deliver and monitor health-focused community sessions.
• Experience delivering gym-based classes or referral sessions.
• Strong commitment to reducing health inequalities.

Responsibilities

• Set up and manage Healthy Communities projects delivering measurable community impact.
• Monitor and evaluate activities in line with data protection policies.
• Deliver sessions such as Exercise Referral or gym-based classes per plan with guidance from line manager.

Skills

Session planning & delivery

Monitoring & evaluation

MS Office / IT skills

Health-focused communitywork

Education

Gym Level 3 qualification

Exercise Referral Level 3

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Set up and manage a range of sustainable Healthy Communities projects/programmes that deliver measurable impact for the community for a local contract area. With a focus on tackling health inequalities.
• Complete any monitoring and evaluation requested by line manager in line with current data protection protocols
• In line with relevant training / qualifications held, deliver specific Healthy community project/ programme, e.g. Exercise Referral, gym-based classes, falls prevention, according to the parameter discussed with line manager.
• Qualified instructor in relevant in relevant discipline to deliver sessions independently i.e. Gym level 3, 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.
  We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• A 2% Bonus for all colleagues
• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more)
• An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development
• Access to our Company Pension scheme
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs - up to 500 saving per year
• Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.