Wellness Centre Fitness Instructor

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• Wellness Centre Fitness Instructor
• £12 per hour
• 12-14 hours per week
• Bishopstoke Park, Hampshire
  Bishopstoke Park are looking for a Fitness Instructor to join our Wellness Team for 12-15 hours per week, including some weekends.
  Set in the parish of Bishopstoke within the historic county of Hampshire, our retirement village is located within a beautiful natural woodland, not far from the Itchen Navigation. Our 42-acre retirement village provides a carefully selected range of independent living accommodation alongside extensive communal facilities and beautiful surroundings to meet the varying needs of our residents.
  This is a permanent post; you will be working in our Wellness Centre at our Village, which has a gym, fitness studio, swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam room.

Reporting into the Wellness Suite Managers, responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Planning and Delivering fitness and movement classes in our Fitness Studio
• Undertaking Gym inductions and gym maintenance checks
• Providing general fitness, movement and lifestyle advice to our residents
• Routine daily swimming pool water sample tests
• Cleaning and admin duties within the Wellness Centre
• Planning and facilitating stimulating activities & events, promoting independence and choice
• Compliance with internal and external Health and Safety protocols
• Liasing with other staff in the Village and outside contractors

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Level 2 recognised Fitness Qualification e.g. Gym instructor, Exercise to Music, Chair based Exercise etc
• Ability to Swim

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Level 3 recognised Personal Trainer qualification OR advanced Fitness Instructor
• Specialised fitness qualifications e.g. GP Referral, Older Adults, Back Pain, Diabetes, Rehabilitation, Chair based Exercise
• Experience of working with older people
• First Aid Certification
• Group Exercise Qualification e.g. Exercise to Music, Aqua, Yoga, Pilates
• Pool Plant Qualification
• Emergency Pool Responder or other Lifesaving qualification

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Well organized and able to plan workload.
• Strong interpersonal and empathy skills and a friendly personality.
• Able to work individually and as part of a team.

• Planning and Delivering fitness and movement classes in our Fitness Studio
• Undertaking Gym inductions and gym maintenance checks
• Providing general fitness, movement and lifestyle advice to our residents
• Routine daily swimming pool water sample tests
• Cleaning and admin duties within the Wellness Centre
• Planning and facilitating stimulating activities & events, promoting independence and choice
• Compliance with internal and external Health and Safety protocols
• Liasing with other staff in the Village and outside contractor