We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as A Sports Coach in Place Services Directorate
Minimum 2 hours per week – (with potential for additional hours as programmes develop)
for 6 months pending funding.
St Helens Sports Development are looking for 3 new members of staff who are passionate about improving the health and well-being of people from across the borough.
Our vision is to create a healthy and physically active borough, where all members of the community are encouraged and enabled to take part in physical and sporting activities. Put simply we want ‘more people, more active, more often’.
You will be joining an ambitious and innovative team and your role will be to deliver a variety of sport and fitness sessions. As part of the St Helens Sports Development Team, you will be working with a variety of ages, from primary school pupils up 70+ years, delivering sessions including Couch to 5k (beginner walking/running), beginner fitness and general physical activities as we target the areas of the borough most in need of our support. You will need the following skills:
• Ability and confidence to work with people from a variety of age groups and backgrounds
• Ability to maintain accurate attendance figures
• Provide verbal feedback
• Excellent communication skills
• Empathy and understanding of the barriers to physical activity that people may face
• Qualified to a minimum of National Governing Body of Sport Level 1 or similar award (eg Fitness Instructor)
We are looking for someone who is professional, enthusiastic and who can motivate and enthuse inactive people to take part. If you share our vision and passion for sport and physical activity then we would like to hear from you.
To find out more about the roles, please contact Gemma Ireland on gemmaireland@sthelens.gov.uk or telephone on 07715104087
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by emailing us at gemmaireland@sthelens.gov.uk
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan
Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
