GLL is looking for Health Referral Facilitator to work across the sport and leisure facilities, and schools in Hillingdon on our Child and Family Weight Management service. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Health Referral Facilitator, there's never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a job, it's a career.
As this is a new service, we are looking for a number of positions (full time, part time and casual) and are looking for instructors that specialise in physical activity, nutrition and/or both. This job advert is specifically for a part time position. Salary shown is for a full time position and will be pro-rated to part time hours.
The Health Referral Facilitator role is responsible for delivering our Xplore programme (5-13years), healthy lifestyle workshops in schools, and a physical activity programme specifically for teenagers.
Our programmes are aimed at children, young people and their families which combine nutritional workshops with group-based physical activity.
The Health Referral Facilitator is responsible to the Health Referral Coordinator – Children and Young People.
What you’ll do:
To ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the programmes, maximising effectiveness of all available resources.
Carry out health and lifestyle assessments with referral children and young people and develop safe and appropriate programmes of physical activity / exercise.
Act as first point of contact for children and young people (and their parents) referred onto the scheme
To provide individuals with evidence-based, relevant and culturally sensitive nutritional information regarding a healthy lifestyle.
To constructively interact with different people in a variety of areas within the operational team, wider health teams and GLL support services.
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:
GP Referral qualification (Level 3) or equivalent nutrition or physical activity coach qualification
A recognised Fitness instructor or Personal training qualification (Level 3)
Flexibility to work afternoons and evenings (3-7pm)
Experience of working with children, young people and their parents in groups
A good understanding of healthy lifestyles in children and young people
Ability to motivate individuals and support behaviour change
Good time management and punctuality
Ability to travel across the borough
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
A Values driven organisation
Learning & development to support career development
Good Pension schemes
Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
A part time permanent position.
Industry leading rates of pay
opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
Health assurance
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.
Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
25% off Red Letter Days
25% off Buy A Gift
20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
Ride to work scheme
Free eye tests and discounted glasses
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
We offer two different types of work arrangements:
A permanent employment contract - part time and full time
A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool
If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Silver Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.