Wellness Centre Fitness Instructor

Role : Wellness Centre Fitness Instructor

Hours :  10 -14 hours per week

Shifts : weekdays and regular Saturdays 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.

This is a permanent post; 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
• 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

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.

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 rewards website  

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 member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.