Wellness Centre Fitness Instructor (Bank)

Role : Wellness Centre Fitness Instructor

Hours : Bank Hours - As required 

Shifts : As required on weekdays and weekends between 7:30am – 5:30pm

Hourly Rate: £12.60 per hour

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.

You will be working in our Wellness Centre 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 
•    Liaising 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
•    Swimming Pool Emergency Rescue Award (SPERA)  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.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

Our values

Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.

Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.

Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos.  Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.