Job title: THRIVE Community Sport and Activity Coach

Hours: 17.5

Location: Havant 

Salary: £12,171.25  

Looking for a workplace that ignites your passion, values respect, encourages innovation, and embraces being dynamic? Look no further! This role offers you the opportunity to join a team that believes in empowering its colleagues to unlock their full potential with Horizon.

The Trust:

Horizon Leisure Centres is a leisure trust operating since 1997, with centres in Waterlooville, Havant and Guildford. We are passionate about health and wellbeing and are committed to making an outstanding positive impact on our customers and within our local community. Our mission is to support and inspire our local communities to live healthier and happier lives by providing affordable access to sport and leisure facilities to all.

The Role:

In this role as THRIVE Sport and Activity Coach, you are responsible for planning and implementing the THRIVE sport and activity programme in conjunction with the Children’s Activities Manager. You will lead sessions across our Havant and Waterlooville sites, within the community and in local schools. Your role is to ensure that the sports and activities are enjoyable and safe for all participants and that they run smoothly. You will also create an environment of cooperation between all staff, parents and pupils.

Your Responsibilities:

• Plan, prepare, and lead an engaging programme of sports and activities in conjunction with the Children’s Activity Manager.

• Deliver high-quality sessions with the child at the centre of everything.

• Teach Physical Education and Physical Activity within allocated schools.

• Plan, prepare, and deliver schemes of work and coaching programmes in accordance with academic programmes set out by the schools and our THRIVE programme.

• Make sessions fun, engaging, and challenging.

• Ensure good standards of Health and Safety are always maintained.

• Safeguard the welfare and protection of children in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy.

• Ensure that all sports equipment and materials are in place for the start of each week/session.

• Feedback regularly to the Children’s Activity Manager.

• Deal quickly and effectively with queries regarding activities.

• Maintain accident and damage records.

• Maintain and be responsible for all sports equipment, materials, and registers.

• Wear Horizon/THRIVE branded uniform at all times.

• Always maintain a professional manner in all dealings with children, parents, and staff.

• Maintain current knowledge of National Curriculum, Governing Body, and other relevant agencies, programmes, policies, guidance, and advice.

Your Qualifications

• An experienced, qualified teacher, NQT or hold a minimum UKCC Level 2 coach qualification (or equivalent).

• Experience and understanding of the National Curriculum and working with children in Key Stages 1 and 2.

Knowledge and understanding of:

• Planning and delivery of high-quality PE and sports activities

• Fundamental Movement Skills

• Health and safety in sport

• Child protection in sport

• Have at least 2 years’ experience in a sporting role.

• Understanding of and commitment to partnership working and communication.

• Experience, confidence and competence to delivery high quality PE lessons

Interested? Want to know how you can join our team? Take a look at this great opportunity! 

We are looking for a THRIVE Community Sport & Activity Coach to join us in transforming our business from 'good' to 'great'! This is a thrilling time for our company, and we need a key team member like you to help us achieve unprecedented success. 

Our ideal candidate! 

Prior experience in a comparable children or young people’s setting is a prerequisite for this role. A paramount requirement is a sincere passion and enthusiasm for creating enjoyable and engaging experiences for children. Dedication to fostering a positive environment aligns with our mission. We seek a professional who shares our commitment to creating memorable moments for children and young people.

Skills and competencies: 

We are in search of a person with a genuine passion for nurturing, boundless enthusiasm, and a deep affection for working with children and young people. As Thrive Coach, you will orchestrate an array of games, sporting activities, and art sessions tailored to our members aged between 5 and 16. Your adeptness in thinking on your feet, coupled with the ability to provide highly enjoyable experiences, will be instrumental in fostering a positive and impactful engagement with the children/young people under your care.

Experience of working within:

• Physical Education especially around Key Stages 1 and 2

• SEN groups

• Sports Development (Sports Clubs, School-Club Links)

• A good understanding of IT.

• Good insight into current sporting issues.

What you can expect from us: 

• A comprehensive induction and training programme; you don’t need to have worked in the leisure industry before. We will teach you all you need to know! 

• Support from the wider team who have a great deal of combined knowledge and experience and who are eager to help you succeed! 

• Variety; no two days is the same! 

• An environment that encourages innovation and free thinking, surrounded by really dynamic, empowered individuals.  

Benefits: 

• Free access to our award-winning gym’s and exercise classes for you and a +1

• Employee discounts and wellbeing platform

• Healthcare Cash plan

• Free 24/7 access to GPs using our SmartHealth plan

• Employee Assistance Programme - support for when you need it most 

• 23 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday

• Internal recognition schemes 

• Opportunities for training, development and progression 

• Free onsite parking - subject to availability 

• Hybrid and family friendly policies  

• Generous company sick pay scheme 

• Employee referral scheme 

• Company pension scheme 

• Death in service benefit 

• And much more.... 

This role will be based at Havant but will be expected to travel to other company site as the need requires. 

Interview Process: 

The recruiting manager will review your CV and if shortlisted, you will be invited to a formal interview/assessment process where we will evaluate your suitability for the role. 

There may be times when due to the volume of applicants to need to close a vacancy early to avoid disappointment, be sure to get your application in as soon as possible! 

If you are a recruitment agency, please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.