Healthy Communities Instructor in Reading

In line with relevant training / qualifications held, deliver specific Healthy community project/programmes, which may include: Exercise Referral, Good Boost MSK Rehabilitation, Move Through Menopause, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cancer Rehabilitation, Falls Prevention, and Big Sister. Lead classes designed for adults with health conditions and limited mobility, ensuring a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. Support community outreach events to engage new participants and raise awareness of programmes. Book, coordinate, and manage appointments and programme sessions efficiently. Assist the team in onboarding participants and helping them access the full range of Healthy Communities programmes.

Responsibilities

• Complete any monitoring and evaluation requested by line manager in line with current data protection protocols, including case studies and questionnaires.
• Safeguarding: 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.
• Qualified instructor in relevant discipline to deliver sessions independently i.e. Level 3 GP Referral, Cancer Rehabilitation, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Postural Stability Instructor, Exercise for Neurological Conditions.
• Experienced in planning, delivering and monitoring sessions.
• Passion for improving the health of the local community.
• Ability to use data management systems.

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.

More about your role

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:

• We align with the Real Living Wage foundation
• 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.