Health, Fitness and Leisure Assistant

Henshaws College, Harrogate

Closing date: Wednesday, 3rd Mar 2021

Hourly rate: £8.76 per hour/£16,854.24 per annum
Band: B
Location: Henshaws College, Harrogate
Hours per Week: 37 (To be worked flexibly over 7 days)
Working Weeks: 52 weeks per year
Annual Leave: 25 days Annual leave plus 10 bank holidays (Pro-rata for term-time and part-time posts)
Contract: Permanent
DBS : Enhanced with Child and adult barring

Click here to apply online or download application form and email to recruitment@henshaws.org.uk

Henshaws Specialist College is a transformational place. Through our personalised approach to education, learning and care we empower children and young people living with a disability to progress and live life the way they want.  Whether that’s preparing for employment, making friends or learning to live more independently, we enable our students to make their aspirations possible and goals a reality.

We are looking for a Health, Fitness and Leisure Assistant  to work as part of our Health and Fitness Team

Job Summary:

Henshaws Specialist College offers further education to young people with physical disabilities, learning difficulties and complex health needs. The College site boasts a fully accessible leisure centre with fully enabled gym, sports hall hydro- and swimming pool. The leisure centre team share the facility with a team of physio and occupational therapists

To assist the Sports & Fitness Centre Managers in the effective running of the Sports & Fitness Centre and to help ensure that all areas are maintained to a high standard and meet all health and safety requirements. The role will require a combination of administrative and customer focused skills and will include providing sport and fitness advice for all users of the Centre, along with a willingness to work flexibly in order to accommodate student needs and income generation opportunities.

Key responsibilities will include:

To support and assist the Sports & Fitness Centre Manager in any area of the Centre as required (gym/ sports hall/ swimming/ hydrotherapy pools)

Assist the Sports & Fitness Centre team in the delivery of student activities and physio programs under the supervision of the Sports & Fitness Centre Manager

Ensure all gym equipment is kept clean and well maintained

To uphold Henshaws values of Informed, Sharing, Proactive, Inspiring, Compassionate and Empowering.

The ideal candidate will possess:

Experience of working in a sports centre

Minimum Level 2 gym qualification

Qualification or a willingness to work towards National Pool Plant Operators Certificate and Lifeguard qualification

Closing date Wednesday 3rd March 2021 – 12 Noon

To gain a full understanding of the role please read the job description and person specification available on-line at www.henshaws.org.uk/jobs or contact the HR department on 01423 814510.

Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.  This role may require an enhanced DBS check, please refer to the job description for further details.

Registered Charity No: 221888

 

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  • Section A

  • Employment

  • Your Work Experience

    Please complete details of your current and previous employment as requested below: • list the employment in chronological order, most recent first. • Please include your full work history from time of leaving school/college/university. • Include any posts that were undertaken on a voluntary basis.

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  • QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

  • Are you able to commit to training? * REQUIRED

  • Section B

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  • About You

  • Do you have a Disability? * REQUIRED
    Henshaws is a Disability Confident employer
  • (If through a Henshaws employee please state their name)
  • Have you previously worked for Henshaws via an agency within the last 6 months? * REQUIRED
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  • Your Referees

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  • REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS & DBS CHECKS

    Due to the services offered by Henshaws, you may be required to complete an enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB). Please refer to the job description for details of how this applies to the role you are applying for. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are "protected" and are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.
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  • SAFEGUARDING

  • Have you ever been the subject of a safeguarding concern in either an employed or voluntary role? * REQUIRED

  • DECLARATION

    Henshaws holds information relating to you which is subject to the data Protection Act 1998. By consenting to this agreement you consent to Henshaws processing, both manually and by electronic means, your personal and sensitive data for the purpose of the administration and management of the work you perform and/or Henshaws business. "Processing" includes obtaining, recording, holding or disclosing information or data and carrying our operations on the information or data. "Sensitive personal data" includes information held by Henshaws as to your physical or mental health, your political opinions, religious or similar beliefs, or sexual orientation. Typical examples of items of sensitive personal data are SSP self-certification forms and medical reports.

  • I declare that the information given in this form is, to the best of my knowledge complete and correct; I also understand that any wilful mis-statement renders me liable to dismissal if engaged. I understand that an appointment if offered will be subjects to satisfactory references, health declaration and, where appropriate, DBS checks.

  • Equal Opportunities Form

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    Do you consider yourself to be disabled as defined under the Disability Discrimination Act? Or do you have a long standing (at least 12 months) physical or mental health condition or disability? Does your condition or disability have a substantial negative effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities? E.g. Walking, communicating, reading and writing.
  • If yes please indicate what type of disability in the boxes below.