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Wellbeing and Fitness Instructor

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Job Introduction

HMP Peterborough are currently recruiting for a Wellbeing and Fitness Instructor to lead, instruct, and motivate individuals or groups of all ages and skill levels in exercise activities, including cardiovascular exercise strength training, stretching and therapeutic exercise.

HMP/YOI Peterborough is the country’s only purpose-built prison for both male and female prisoners (kept separate at all times), including a 12-place mother and baby unit. We are committed to offering education and development programmes to provide residents with the skills required to enter employment on release, so reducing the chances of further offending. Providing creative outlets, such as workshop activities, helps to equip those in custody for when they are released. We use ‘Restorative Approaches’ to bring people in conflict into dialogue. Using a skilled and structured process, those who have been harmed have an opportunity to be heard and those that have caused the harm are held to account for what they have done. We have strong links with the community outside through a variety of partnerships, including our outreach activity Outside Links’ offering support and advice to both residents and their families.

For more information on Sodexo Careers please visit Sodexo Careers and Careers in Justice

Role Responsibility

  • Organise and supervise a range of wellbeing, fitness and sporting activities for residents using the Gym
  • Ensure the physical health and wellbeing needs of the residents are met
  • Run a range of PEI programmes that promote participation and complement the prison regime taking into account the diverse needs of the population
  • Promote and deliver healthy lifestyle opportunities for the residents whilst in custody, that can be continued upon release
  • Deliver accredited qualifications to Gym users and facilitate learner progression
  • Provide new users with Gym inductions
  • Be responsible for the opening and closing of the Wellbeing Centre.
  • Organise sports and fitness competitions and events for users
  • Provide relevant reports as directed by the Gym SO to the required areas on time, ie regime monitoring, wages tool check sheets
  • Ensure the safe set up and storage the sports equipment
  • Promote and deliver fitness sessions for Staff to promote health and wellbeing

The Ideal Candidate

  • Level 3 certificate in Personal Training and/or Level 3 Exercise Referrals
  • Yoga qualification
  • Zumba / Dance or Indoor Cycling
  • Level 3 Award in Education and Training
  • Ability to carry out data collation as set out by the gym SO
  • Strong customer services skills and experience with at least 1 year in the fitness industry, one to one and group exercise experience.
  • Customer service orientated attitude combined with innovative thinking
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven experience of managing client and/or customer relationships.
  • Good knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Package Description

Benefits including 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays),pension, discounted health cover, subsidised gym membership, childcare voucher scheme, free meals on duty and free on-site parking

Salary is £23,268 per annum

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 5 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC

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